Internally displaced people due to conflict in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Internally displaced people due to conflict was 2.27 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
2.27 million
Change on year
down 11.3%
World rank
11th
of 204 countries
All-time high
3.65 million
in 2021
All-time low
0
in 1993
Years of data
32
1993–2024
Internally displaced people due to conflict in Ethiopia, 1993–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 2.27 million for internally displaced people due to conflict in 2024.
The figure is down 11.3% on the previous year and up 31.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, internally displaced people due to conflict in Ethiopia peaked at 3.65 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1993.
Ethiopia ranks 11th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2000s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2010s | 542,786 | 0 | 2.62 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.79 million | 2.27 million | 3.65 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More social development data for Ethiopia
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 1.01 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 164,215 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 6 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 0 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.304 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.1 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.257 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.342 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.285 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.128 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internally displaced people due to conflict in Ethiopia?
- Internally displaced people due to conflict in Ethiopia was 2.27 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.65 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest internally displaced people due to conflict recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1993.
- How does Ethiopia rank for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Ethiopia ranks 11th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Internally displaced people due to conflict. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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